By Roberto Ferri
On 10 June 2019 John Isner dropped out of the top ten; 3 years and 4 months later a US player is back in the 10 best players in the world: Taylor Fritz, who won the Japan Open, defeating Frances Tiafoe in an all-American final.
TOP 20
| Position | Player | Country | Pts | +/- |
| 1 | Alcaraz | Spain | 6740 | |
| 2 | Nadal | Spain | 5810 | |
| 3 | Ruud | Norway | 5645 | |
| 4 | Medvedev | Russia | 5245 | |
| 5 | Tsitsipas | Greece | 5065 | 1 |
| 6 | Zverev | Germany | 5040 | -1 |
| 7 | Djokovic | Serbia | 4320 | |
| 8 | Fritz | USA | 3510 | 3 |
| 9 | Rublev | Russia | 3480 | |
| 10 | Norrie | GB | 3445 | -2 |
| 11 | Hurkacz | Poland | 3265 | -1 |
| 12 | Sinner | Italy | 3040 | |
| 13 | Auger-Aliassime | Canada | 2950 | |
| 14 | Cilic | Croatia | 2540 | |
| 15 | Carreno Busta | Spain | 2360 | |
| 16 | Berrettini | Italy | 2360 | |
| 17 | Tiafoe | USA | 2240 | 2 |
| 18 | Schwartzman | Argentina | 2110 | -1 |
| 19 | Khachanov | Russia | 2035 | -1 |
| 20 | Shapovalov | Canada | 1925 | 2 |
A few comments:
- Though disappointed with his loss to Djokovic in the final of the Astana Open, Stefanos Tsitsipas gains one position and overtakes Alexander Zverev.
- Hubert Hurkacz falls out of the top ten and is eleventh.
- Francis Tiafoe and Dennis Shapovalov move up 2 places; the Canadian is back in the top 20.
- Nick Kyrgios slips out of the top 20 and is 21st.
NITTO ATP FINALS
Five players have already qualified for the ATP finals, which will kick off in about a month: Carlos Alcaraz, Rafael Nadal (senior…Rafa junior hasn’t enough points yet), Casper Ruud, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Novak Djokovic; 3 places and 2 reserves are still to be conquered.
| Position | Player | Country | Pts |
| 1 | Alcaraz (Q) | Spain | 6460 |
| 2 | Nadal (Q) | Spain | 5810 |
| 3 | Ruud (Q) | Norway | 4930 |
| 4 | Tsitsipas (Q) | Greece | 4885 |
| 5 | Medvedev | Russia | 3555 |
| 6 | Rublev | Russia | 3235 |
| 7 | Fritz | USA | 2885 |
| 8 | Auger-Aliassime | Canada | 2860 |
| 9 | Hurkacz | Poland | 2725 |
| 10 | Djokovic (Q) | Serbia | 2720 |
| 11 | Zverev | Germany | 2700 |
| 12 | Norrie | GB | 2365 |
| 13 | Sinner | Italy | 2310 |
| 14 | Carreno Busta | Spain | 2270 |
| 15 | Berrettini | Italy | 2225 |
Ten players will be battling in the next 4 tournaments: 2 ATP 250, one ATP 500 and one ATP Masters 1000.
INTESA SANPAOLO NEXT GEN ATP FINALS
The fifth edition of the Next Gen Finals, featuring the 8 best players born after 31 December 2000 will take place in Milan just before the ATP Finals in Turin. Carlos Alcaraz, current No. 1 of the ATP ranking and qualified for the ATP Finals in Turin, will not be participating in the event.
TOP 15
| Position | Player | Country | Pts | YOB | ATP rank |
| 1 | Alcaraz | Spain | 6460 | 2003 | 1 |
| 2 | Sinner | Italy | 2310 | 2001 | 12 |
| 3 | Musetti | Italy | 1356 | 2002 | 28 |
| 4 | Rune | Denmark | 1338 | 2003 | 27 |
| 5 | Draper | GB | 925 | 2001 | 50 |
| 6 | Nakashima | USA | 887 | 2001 | 46 |
| 7 | Lehecka | Czeck Rep. | 610 | 2001 | 76 |
| 8 | Tseng | Taipei | 490 | 2001 | 88 |
| 9 | Passaro | Italy | 441 | 2001 | 126 |
| 10 | Stricker | Switzerland | 390 | 2002 | 139 |
| 11 | Nardi | Italy | 385 | 2003 | 132 |
| 12 | Misolic | Austria | 370 | 2001 | 143 |
| 13 | Skatov | Kazakhstan | 343 | 2001 | 152 |
| 14 | Arnaldi | Italy | 343 | 2001 | 154 |
| 15 | Shelton | USA | 330 | 2002 | 160 |
BEST RANKING
Five players have attained their career highest this week:
| Player | Position | Country |
| Fritz | 8 | USA |
| Tiafoe | 17 | USA |
| Nakashima | 46 | USA |
| Gomez | 98 | Ecuador |
| Kotov | 100 | Russia |
We tribute a special applause to the two players making their debut in the top 100: Emilio Gomez and Pavel Kotov.
Do the surname and nationality of the No. 98 ring a bell? You’ve got it! In fact Emilio’s father is Andres, Roland Garros 1990 winner.
Translated by Kingsley Elliot Kaye
